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Candice Nelson |
As part of hot writing team The Clutch � the collective responsible for Ciara's "Like a Boy," Omarion's "Icebox," Mary J Blige's "Take Me As I Am," Tyrese's "Lights On" � with J Que, Keri Hilson, Ezekiel Lewis, and Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson has worked with some of the greatest talents in the Hip hop/R&B scene. Developing her career from an early gig singing backup for Immature in 1996 to writing with and lending her voice to some of the biggest tracks of the past few years had been all about hard work for the young songwriter.
Candice's biggest ally through her climb to the top has been Walter Millsap III, who invited her to a session early in her career, and liked what he heard. The song they cut in that session never saw the light of day, but the pair continued to collaborate and when Millsap signed to EMI Publishing, he used the money to build a studio where he and Candice worked from then on. Eventually Millsap would bring Candice to a recording session with Kiley Dean and Timbaland that would lead to further collaborations with the King of Beats.
Those collaborations would lead to Candice singing on Timbaland & Magoo's "Insane" as well as LL Cool J's "Can't Explain It," for which Timbabland provided beats. She has since had the opportunity to work with Fantasia, and Jennifer Lopez as well as on Beyonce's "Resentment," and Brandy's "Nodding Off." Through all that, Candice has remained infinitely modest, telling J Boogie on his blog last year that while she didn't feel like she had had a true "hit" yet, "I'm proud of the records I've had a hand in creating. I'm just fortunate to have an outlet, and to be able to say this is my profession."
